Gardening as a Transformative Art

Gardening as a Transformative Art

Assessment

Interactive Video

Gardening, Education, Social Studies, Life Skills

6th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Olivia Brooks

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The video discusses how gardening can be an artistic expression and a tool for community transformation, especially in food deserts. The speaker emphasizes the importance of changing the community by changing the soil and encourages people to become 'ecolutionary renegades' by growing their own food. The initiative aims to engage the community, particularly the youth, in gardening to instill pride and self-sufficiency.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the speaker compare gardening to other forms of art?

As a form of sculpture

As a form of music

As a form of painting

As a form of graffiti

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What initiative did the speaker and L.A. Green Grounds undertake?

Planting a food forest

Starting a recycling program

Organizing a farmers' market

Building a community center

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the speaker believe is necessary to change the community?

Changing the composition of the soil

Changing the local government

Increasing police presence

Building more schools

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What metaphor does the speaker use to describe people in the community?

We are the sun

We are the water

We are the seeds

We are the soil

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the speaker's call to action for the community?

To become gangsta gardeners

To become revolutionary artists

To become urban planners

To become ecological warriors